Alabama § 14-6-96 - Fumigation of Jails, Etc., Where Persons with Infectious, Etc., Diseases Confined.
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§ 14-6-96. Fumigation of Jails, Etc., Where Persons with Infectious, Etc., Diseases Confined.
Any apartment of any jail, prison or almshouse in which any person affected with any infectious, contagious or communicable disease shall have been confined shall be fumigated immediately upon the removal of such person, the fumigation to be done under the direction of the sheriff, chief of police or town marshal or the keeper or manager of the almshouse, in their respective places, and the expense thereof to be paid out of the funds of the county if the institution be a county institution and of the town or city if the institution be a town or city institution.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-6-96 ("Fumigation of Jails, Etc., Where Persons with Infectious, Etc., Diseases Confined.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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